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Monday, April 8, 2013

Point Of No Return

Do you know what it
means when a person says they are at the “point of no return”?Well the phrase is primarily used by airline
pilots.You see when they plan a trip,
chart a destination, map a route, then they make every preparation to arrive
safely at their destination point.Of
course maintenance of the aircraft is paramount, but what is of utmost
importance is calculating the fuel it will take to fly from point A to point
B.Now if a pilot is in route to a
location and something goes wrong with some of his equipment or whatever, he
has what we would call a “window of opportunity” to either land the plane or
turn around and head back to his starting point.However, once he is midway into the flight,
it would be impossible to turn around and go “back home” for one simple
reason.He would not have enough fuel to
get there!He has counted the costs of
the trip, he has made preparation and he has committed to flight.So at that point, he simply must follow
through.He must fly the plane to the
intended destination or land somewhere other than where he planned.Of course if he is flying over the ocean then
that would be an impossibility.He
simply must commit to the flight plan or else perish!Sometimes in life if we are to reach a goal
or a dream, if we are to improve a relationship or a health issue, if we are to
lighten a financial burden or some other weight, then we have to get to our
“point of no return”.Otherwise we keep
landing in emergency corn fields or even worse, perishing out over the
ocean.Many of us never even get to this
point.We set out in flight totally
prepared and with every intention of reaching our destination but for some
reason or another we find ourselves turning the plane around and heading back
to safe zones.We become like the
proverbial dog chasing its tail, never getting anywhere!It is at this point we are living out that
familiar definition of insanity – doing the same thing we’ve always done
expecting different results.It never
happens does it?

So where are you today?Is a bad habit causing you to turn around in
your tracks and head back to what is familiar?Is a dysfunctional or hurtful relationship causing you to crash land
time and time again?Is your health
keeping you from even getting off the ground?It is time for a change.Successful people will tell you that when they got to their “point of no
return” to where they wanted something badly enough to commit to it, that is
where they found success.If they can,
you can.So count the costs today.Make all the preparations you need to, map
out your route of how you will get there, fill yourself up with information,
with positive affirmation, with resources that you can call on along the way
and then just do it!Last night I faced
such a moment in my life.It was
difficult and I knew that refusing to “turn the plane around” would put me in a
“do or die” situation.But I knew it was
the right thing and would ultimately get me to where I want to be.So today, let this be your moment.Commit to the plan, navigate your flight
forward and move on past your “point of no return”.You can do this!